* SYLVIA ALLEN (SCOTTISH b 1951),
OPEN STREET
acrylic on canvas, signed, further signed, titled and dated 1999 in pencil verso
116cm x 112cm (approximately 46 x 44 inches)
Framed and under glass.
Provenance: acquired Ainscough Contemporary Art, Drayton Gardens, London.and gallery labels verso.
Note 1. Sylvia Allen's large scale works rarely appear at auction and the last large example we offered was lot 1731 4th March 2014: "Autumn Ambience" an 81 x 86cm acrylic, also dated 1999, which although significantly smaller than "Open Street" achieved £2000 (hammer).
Note 2: Sylvia Allen graduated from Glasgow School of Art 1974. She exhibited regularly in group and solo shows whilst in various teaching and graphics employment. A Glasgow School of Art tutor in Life Drawing and Drawing and Painting in the years 1986-1994. Elected artist member of Glasgow Art Club in 1989.Has also exhibited in USA, France and Germany and as a result her work is in many collections at home and abroad including: Price Waterhouse Coopers, Arthur Andersen and Kempen Capital Management. Exhibited in RGI, RSA, SSWA and PAI. Scottish finalist in 1997 Laing exhibition, London. Painting selected for 1998 calendar. Now works solely for exhibitions. The work is characterised by strong involvement with colour and expressive movement. Themes include weather moods in landscape, atmospheric cityscapes and vibrant colours of flowers caught in sunshine. Solo Exhibitions/Group Exhibitions MacLaurin Gallery, Ayr; McLellan Galleries, Glasgow; Willamette Uni. Salem, Oregon; Main Fine Art, Glasgow; Harbour Arts Centre, Irvine; The Kunsthaus, Nurnberg; Scottish Amicable, Glasgow; The Metro Gallery, Glasgow; Zabo Gallery, Nurnberg; Turberville Smith Gallery, London; Galerie Reiter, Bad Tolz; Seen Gallery, London; Galerie in der Linden, Weidenberg; Cormund Gallery, Glasgow; Usiskin Gallery, London; Mall Galleries, London; Home Studio, Glasgow; Glasgow Art Gallery; Woodside Library, Glasgow; Green Gallery, Aberfoyle; Devonshire Hotel, Glasgow; Adam Gallery, Bath; Kelly Gallery, Glasgow; Hanover Fine Art, Edinburgh; Torrance Gallery, Edinburgh; Dept. Philosophy, Edinburgh Festival; Kingfisher Gallery, Edinburgh; Westgate Gallery, North Berwick; Ainscough Contemporary Art, London; MacMillan Fund, Strathclyde Arts Centre; Gatehouse Gallery, Glasgow; Kelly Gallery,Glasgow; Cornerstone Gallery, Stirling; Leith Gallery, Edinburgh; Chatton Gallery, Chatton; Riverside Gallery, Stonehaven; Thompson's Gallery, London; McEwan Gallery, Ballater and Roger Billcliffe Gallery, Glasgow.